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Regarding the British [[Parliament]], an election held to fill a seat in the [[House of Commons]] that has become vacant due to the death, resignation or [[ennoblement]] | Regarding the British [[Parliament]], an election held to fill a seat in the [[House of Commons]] that has become vacant due to the death, resignation or [[ennoblement]] of a Member of Parliament. By-elections occur between the regular elections (i.e. ''general elections'') at which a new Parliament is elected; a by-election, by contrast, only concerns the constituency that needs to send a new representative to Parliament. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:41, 26 April 2012
Regarding the British Parliament, an election held to fill a seat in the House of Commons that has become vacant due to the death, resignation or ennoblement of a Member of Parliament. By-elections occur between the regular elections (i.e. general elections) at which a new Parliament is elected; a by-election, by contrast, only concerns the constituency that needs to send a new representative to Parliament.